IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship: Felipe Nasr e Pipo Derani vencem em Road America

A dupla brasileira Felipe Nasr/Pipo Derani (Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering / Cadillac / Lucas Oil/Cadillac DPi) venceu em Road America, Elkhart Lake, a oitava etapa do IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. Foi a terceira vitória da dupla no ano. A dupla Oliver Jarvis/Harry Tincknell (Mazda Motorsports/Mazda DPi) terminou em segundo, seguida pela dupla Renger van der Zande/Kevin Magnussen (Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing V Performance Academy/Cadillac DPi).

Saindo da pole-position Nasr/Derani lideraram 40, das 76 voltas disputadas (2h40m de prova, vencendo com 1s594 de vnatage sobre Jarvis/Thinknell. Van de Zande/Magnussen fecharam o pódio no geral, e na classe DPi.

A dupla Ryan Dalziel/Dwight Merriman (Era Motorsport Bremont / Idec Sport / Motul/ORECA LMP2 07) venceu na classe LMP2.

Pela classe LMP3 vitória da dupla Jon Bennett/Colin Braun (Core Autosport Composite Resources / Crowdstrike/Ligier JS P320).

O brasileiro Felipe Fraga (Riley Motorsports 74 Ranch Resort/Ligier JS P320), em dupla com o norte-americano Gar Robinson, terminou em terceiro na classe LMP3.

A dupla Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell (WeatherTech Racing/Porsche 911 RSR-19) venceu na classe GTLM.

Pela classe GTD vitória da dupla Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor (Pfaff MotorsportsMotul / Pfaff Porsche/Porsche 911 GT3 R).

A próxima etapa, em Laguna Seca, acontece no dia 12 de setembro. Para quatro classes (DPi, LMP2, GTLM, GTD).

Nasr e Derani vencem em Elkhart Lake e entram de vez na briga pelo tÁ­tulo do SportsCar

Final:

1 1 31 Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering / Cadillac / Lucas Oil Cadillac DPi 76
2 3 55 Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi 76 running 0
3 4 01 Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing V Performance Academy Cadillac DPi 76
4 2 10 Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 Konica Minolta Acura DPi 76
5 6 60 Olivier Pla Dane Cameron Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian SiriusXM / AutoNation / Acura Type S / Curb Records Acura DPi 76
6 5 5 Tristan Vautier Loic Duval Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Mustang Sampling / Cadillac / Misahara / Galp Cadillac DPi 76
7 10 18 Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman Era Motorsport Bremont / Idec Sport / Motul ORECA LMP2 07 75
8 9 8 John Farano Gabriel Aubry Tower Motorsport Tower Events ORECA LMP2 07 75
9 7 52 Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen PR1 / Mathiasen Motorsports Wynn’s / Rain-X / Four Horsemen / Max Connect / Client Command / Valkyrie AI ORECA LMP2 07 75
10 8 11 Steven Thomas Tristan Nunez WIN Autosport ORECA LMP2 07 74
11 14 54 Jon Bennett Colin Braun Core Autosport Composite Resources / Crowdstrike Ligier JS P320 73
12 20 79 Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 73
13 11 38 Rasmus Lindh Dan Goldburg Performance Tech Motorsports Centenial Spine’s rediscovermylife.org / SKF / Aero / AIG Technologies / Cardio Access Ligier JS P320 73
14 18 3 Antonio Garcia Jordan Taylor Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 73
15 12 74 Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga Riley Motorsports 74 Ranch Resort Ligier JS P320 72
16 17 91 Jim Cox Dylan Murry Riley Motorsports Wynn’s / Motul Ligier JS P320 72
17 19 4 Nick Tandy Tommy Milner Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 72
18 13 36 Jarett Andretti Oliver Askew Andretti Motorsports Gallant / Window World Ligier JS P320 72
19 15 61 Augie Pabst III Tonis Kasemets Wulver Racing Ligier JS P320 71
20 24 9 Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor Pfaff Motorsports Motul / Pfaff Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R 69
21 23 96 Robby Foley III Bill Auberlen Turner Motorsport Liqui Moly / H&R Springs BMW M6 GT3 69
22 22 16 Trent Hindman Patrick Long Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 69
23 26 23 Ross Gunn Roman DeAngelis Heart of Racing Team The Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 69
24 21 14 Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz Vasser Sullivan Rice Lake Weighing Systems Lexus RCF GT3 68
25 27 12 Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach Vasser Sullivan Bayshore Recycling Lexus RCF GT3 68
26 28 1 Madison Snow Bryan Sellers Paul Miller Racing Total Lubricants / UIS / Paul Miller Auto Group Lamborghini Huracan GT3 68
27 31 88 Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge Team Hardpoint EBM Richard Mille / Champion Porsche / GridRival.com Porsche 911 GT3 R 68
28 32 66 Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller Gradient Racing Unit Nutrition / HPD Acura NSX GT3 68
29 25 39 Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Menlo / Accel Audi R8 LMS GT3 68
30 35 42 Don Yount J.R. Hildebrand NTE Sport Southwest Funding / Dropup Agency / Fuquette / Hawk Brakes / Audi Tire Care Audi R8 LMS GT3 68
31 29 76 Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher Compass Racing Richard Mille / Honda Performance Development / Motul / Race Day Foundation Acura NSX GT3 67
32 34 44 John Potter Andy Lally Magnus with Archangel Acura NSX GT3 62
33 30 32 Guy Cosmo Shane Lewis Gilbert-Korthoff Motorsports Mercedes AMG GT3 46
34 33 19 Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 24
35 16 30 Terry Olson Mike Skeen Jr III Racing Ligier JS P320 8